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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1953
Page
20
Seven Denison University theater actors sail from New York on August 235 to become the first amateur American company at the Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama. After Edinburgh they will perform in ten English cities ending in London.
The Carpenter-Love reunion was held August 2 at the Athens County Fair Grounds with a basket divine at noon. Mrs Roy Thomas Sr presided and was re elected president. Keith Scott named vice president. Mere Car Michael named secretary treasurer. Attendees included Albert Carpenter New Marsh, Waddell Smith Nelsonville, Hugh Hoffman and family, and many others from Ohio towns. The next reunion is planned for the first Sunday in August at the same venue.
A Victorian needlework page advertises pattern No 8967 for a collarless day dress in sizes 34 to 48 with options for short sleeves or a softly flared version. It also promotes crochet dolls with Pattern No 2599, Mercerized cotton instructions, and a new needlework album with basic stitches.
Calendar notes list multiple August gatherings across Athens County including the Snowsville Stanley and Mingus reunions at Athens Fairgrounds, baskets dinners at noon, and homecomings at Sugar Creek and Sugar Creek area churches. Also listed are poston Methodist and United Spanish War Veterans events with social activities and programs.
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